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Dr. Michelle Taylor is Director-Health Officer of the Shelby County Health Department, in Memphis TN. She is also a Lt Col and Residency-Trained Flight Surgeon in the Tennessee Air National Guard, and is licensed to practice medicine in Tennessee and the District of Columbia. Dr. Taylor received her undergraduate degree from Howard University in 1997, her medical degree from East Tennessee State University in 2002, and completed a pediatric residency at East Tennessee State University/Johnson City Medical Center and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2005. She earned a Master鈥檚 degree in Epidemiology from the University of Tennessee in 2009, a Doctorate in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University in 2015, and a Master鈥檚 degree in Public Administration at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 2018. Michelle has two children, Malik (18) and Ella (10), and loves traveling to new places, baking, walking, and reading.

Scott Laster is an award-winning entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in medical devices and digital health. He has worked for a FTSE 100 and Top 4 Global Medical Device Manufacturer, leading product launches, corporate integrations worth over $300M, and commercial strategies that drove 10x market growth. He holds four patents and five provisional applications and has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed publications and scientific posters. He has also spoken at global industry events, including the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA) and the International Congress for Joint Replacement (ICJR). As Chairman and CEO of MiCare Path, Scott focuses on improving access to specialty care through remote patient monitoring and chronic care management. His expertise in health technology, innovation, and business strategy has helped drive advancements in patient care and healthcare delivery.

Rafaela Ros谩rio is an assistant professor and director of the Research Center in Nursing at the University of Minho. She specializes in obesity prevention and health promotion, leading the "BeE-school" project for enhancing children's lifestyles and socio-emotional skills. As the head of the Portuguese 鈥淕LOBHL 鈥� Global Health Literacy鈥� network, she collaborates with over 32 countries. Her research focuses on health determinants, particularly health literacy and infodemic management, highlighted by her participation in the WHO Infodemic Management Training. She has established a broad research network and initiated a training course on community intervention and infodemic management for health and social science professionals.

Casie Higginbotham is the Academic Health Department Director for the Tennessee Department of Health. In this role, she works with faculty and students across the state to provide experiential learning opportunities and practical field experience. She also serves as a connection point for faculty and career development staff who would like to partner with TDH. Casie earned B.S and M.S. degrees in Health Education from Middle Tennessee State University where she taught as a full-time faculty member in the undergraduate Community & Public Health program for 17 years. She is board certified as a Master Certified Health Education Specialist and is Certified in Public Health.

Douglas Scarboro is Senior Vice President and Regional Executive of the Memphis Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, a role he has held since June 2015. He oversees operations serving western Tennessee, northern Mississippi, and eastern Arkansas. Previously, Scarboro held dual roles with the City of Memphis as Executive Director of the Office of Talent and Human Capital and Chief Learning Officer. Active in the Memphis community, he serves on boards including the Better Business Bureau, Barret School of Banking, and Methodist Le Bonheur Hospital National Leadership Council. A recognized leader, he has been named a Top 40 Under 40 and a Power 100 honoree by the Memphis Business Journal. Scarboro has a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Morehouse College in Atlanta, an MBA from Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C., a master鈥檚 in health care administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an Ed.D. in higher and adult education from the University of Memphis. He completed executive programs at Harvard鈥檚 Kennedy School and Business School, as well as McKinsey鈥檚 Senior Executive Leadership program.